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DANIELSIMMONS; or NEW Yoan, n, ir.

Leners Patent, No. 100,459, aan 'Mmh 1, 1870...

mrnovnmarr :u Penna-sox MACHINES.

Y 'Ji'he Schedule refened'to in these Letters Patent Yand making part ofthe came.

Figure 1` represents a plan of a machine for making paper boxes,constructed in accordance-with my iml provement.

. Figure 2, a longitudinal vertical section of the same,

`taken as'indicated-by the line c: :c in iig. l.

, Figures 3 and 4transversb sections, taken as denoted by the lilies y yand z z in fig. 2,and lookingin i opposite directions.`

-Fif1nres 5 and 6 sectional views throufh the revoir.-

a f c `ing block orformerf-inpart, in connection with other' .partsorderices immediately connected-with the putting on of the paper stripthat covers and closes the hodY of the-box; also, unites the hottom'orend therew t Figure 7 a longitudinal view ot'asliding taper socket, onor around which the block or former is arranged. Figure 8 is a sectionalview ota box as made by the machine.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts. V 1n themachine vrepresented in the accompanying drawing, the box or its lid, ofcircular foi-unis made hy thst` suitably centering the dish which'i'ormsits end or bottom, and then feeding into the machine, on

. or around a. suitably-arranged revolving block or former, a strip ofpastebcard to for-m the body of the box, and simultaneously therewith apaper covering, having paste applied toits one surface, and of greaterwidth than the body, so that beingwrapped around the body, as the sameare rotated in common, said covering is not only made to forma pastedwrapper to the body, closing the seam or joint in the pasteboard, but isturned over the edges or ends ol' the bodyvto unite the bottom with 4thelatter, and to give a turned-over nish to the open or opposite end. Thisis the same or general principle of action of the invention, whichincludes .various peculiarities in the construction of certain parts ordevices, and novel combina-tions of de'- tails for carrying ont the samein a practicable and advantageous manner.

Referring to the accompanying drawing- A is a revolving brush, which isarranged to dip or -work in a paste-receptacle, B, and over which the paper strip C, that co'versand closes the body of the. box, also unitesits bottomi or end, is passed'simultaneously with the feed of thepasteboard strip I), to a' revolving blocker former, E.

Arranged opposite this revolving block E is a sta-V tionary face-plateor block,F. .In making` a box, .the disk which forms its end or bottomvis laid against this lace-plate F, and ,supportedA and centered` bybeing placedon adjustable gauges G, which are acted upon byspringsat-'theirbacks, so ac to admitot'their being, pressed back oriowa .'d. The revolving block or't'ormer E is of sectional construction,for the purpose of allowing of its expansion and contraction, tofacilitate its hold o'n the box while being matlc,and removal of thesame when made. `V

Said sections, which are radial as regards arrangement, are closed andheld together by elastic bands H I, in conjunction with a front ring, a,provided with "prickers, to eiiect the rotation of the end along withthe body of the box, and secured to the sections hy 'scre\vs," ittcd soas to admit of radial play to the sections;

The taper socket J, carrying the block or former Valso the pasting-brushA, and sundry rollers and de# vices, as hereinafter described, connectedwith the guidinr and laying ofthe strip or strips, are arranged within aframe, L, that is made capable ot' sliding along suitable ways c c, in adirection or directions parallel to the driving-shaft K, and is drawnback by a hand-lever, M, and rod d, Vwhen it is required to slide theblock E and its pertaining parts or devices away from the fixedface-plate F, but is forced up toward the latter by a spring, N,arranged around the shalt K. The frame L may be hingedas at' e,so asteopen where it encir' cles. or covers the block or former E. A I f i.

arranged across and otherwise in connection with saidv frame L aresundryrollersand*disks orwheels, `operating in connection with similardevices arranged to project from the block that carries the face-plateF, all of which will be found hereinafter particularized in describingthe operation of the machine.

Also, the face-plate F is provided with rollers' f to,

t and serving to close the paper in its lap over the end or bottom ofthebox.

' The former E is constructed at its' rear end with auinwardly-projecting collar-portion, g, and the taper" free to move'agiven distance before it pulls on or draws' back the former,. the objectot' which will be hereinaiter explained.

Furthermore, said formel-77 E is provided, on the periphery of one ofits radial sections, with a hingedv or elastic flap-like clamp, o,having its root as att, and sitting, when closed, into a recess formedin said section, so as to lie flush, or thereabouts, with the peripheryof said section. This clamp, which is serrated at its forward ormouth-end, serves to hold the strips C and D at their one end, to securetheir being wrapped on the revolving formen SaidI clamp is madeautomatic in its action. That may be elected by means of a spring hookor catchrod, k, arranged to project from itand to bite under a lip, l,formed on one side. of a slot, m, in the forward end ofthe socket J Thislip l is not only made'sloping in direction of the taper of the` socketJ, but beveled olf iu a eioss)\'ise direction thereto, as seen in figs.`3 and 7, so that.. while on drawing back the socket J in advance of itspulling on the formen as hereinbefore described, the lip lclears thehook It and opens the clamp o. A reverse motion given to the socketJcauses the hook k to be thrown by the bevel or bevels ofthe lip I, underand in loek with the lat-ter, closing the clamp. Said clampo is thusopened at each fresh feed of papel' and pasteboard to the formcr, and

opened alter the box is made to allowoi its re'moval from the formel-fwhich is effected by a stripper, P, through the continued furtherback-sliding action given to the socket J after it has commenced to pullon the lbrrneiy by the collar and recessed construction of thesbdcrices,kas at r/ and h, the. stripper operating to remove the: box, as thelatter in the sliding of the formerl is brought against it.

I t may here be remarked that, ou starting the socket J back, and until,by its shouldered construction, it pulls ou the former, the frictionalhold of the box on the latter, as caused by devices used in forming thebox, prevents the former E from being drawn by frictional contact alongwith the socket, which secures the opening ofthe clamp o to release thebox, for its after removal by the stripper, as described.

In making the box, the' former E and socket J are, of course, pressedforward with thc disk Q, that forms the end or bottom to the box,between said former7 and the faceplate F, the pasteboard D and`covering-paper C, which form the body of the box, having previously beenfed to the former when the clanip'o was open, or the socket J may betemporarily drawn back to effect the opening of the clamp for thatpurpose.

The strip of pasted paper C for each box should be so adjustedrelatively to the pasteboard body piece or strip D as'to secure wrap ofthe paper over the pasteboard at the joint or seam in the box.

l Said paper also-requiresgto be considerably wider v -than tbepasteboard, to allow of its being folded or turned at itis edges, asrepresented in figs. 5, 6, and 8, for the, 'purpose of connecting thebody of the box with its bottom Q, and for giving a turned-over finishto the open end of the box. The paper is properly guided and bent toeffect this, and made to bear with its pasted side on the pasteboard;also, the close fit of the latter on the former secured, by means ofrollers and disks, or wheels, as follows.

R R is a series of guiding and pressing rollers carried by the frame L,and' S S similar rollers, arranged to project from the block carrylin gthe 'face-plate F.

.lese several rollers are arranged to surround the former E indirections parallel to its axis, and serve to make the strips C and Dconform to the rotundity of the former, and to cement or paste themtogether as the formerf E is revolved.

On `the rollers S S are disks T T, which operate, the tiist in apreparatory and the second in a finishing manner, to break and turn theone edge of the paper C over the end or bottom Q, after which therollers j' f, hereinbefore described, flatten '0r complete such lap bypressing the pasted surface of such turned-overedge portion ou to thedisk Q. This unites the bottoni or end with the body'ct' the box.

The opposite edge of the pasted strip'C is folded or turned over theopen -eud of the box, .jas shown in lig.. 8, first, by breaking it intoa right-angled position by a disk, U, on the advance roller It,afterward turning such bend inward by its passage vover a beveled wheelor disk, V, and subsequently, during the rotation of the former passingsuch inwardly-bent edge, together with the mouth-end of the pasteboardbody-aud outer portion of thc covering-paper, between the-after rollersR and supplementary rollers \V. This causes the pasted paper to beturned over, and to he cemented or pasted to the open end of the-box,both on its inside and outside, as represented in fig. 8. The rollers Rare provided with suitable -ilan ges or shoulders to guide the paper.

After the box has been thus made, it is removed from ott' the former Eby drawing back the socket J, as hereinbefore described. l

What is here claimed, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination of the sliding frame L with the paste-brush A, andthe revolving block or former E, substantially as specified.

2. The combination, with the former E, of therollers S S, with their.disks Tr'l", and the rollers ff, essentially as herein set forth.

3. The combination, with the former E, of the rollers It R, therevolving disk U, the beveled wheel or disk V, and the rollers W,substantially as described.

4. The combination of the stripper P with the revolving and slidingformer E, essentially as specified.

' DANIEL SIMMONS.'A

Witnesses FRED. HAYNES, M. J. 'SHARM'.

